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Well, a part of us have. All coverage of watches: photographs, reviews, news, events and all else to do with watches have moved to Deployant by Peter Chong and Friends. This is a new and exciting site by watch collectors for watch collectors. The new site is not a site which prides itself in journalistic excellence, though we do think we practice that par excellence, but one where the

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Today we take a breather in preparation for SIHH next week, where we will be streaming live photographs direct to Instagram id @chonghgp. Back on Friday.

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One day in the showroom at 1 Altenberger Strasse, Glashutte... A collection of Lange timepieces were gathered for a quick photoshoot. This is the result. The 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar The 1815 Auf/Ab And the awesome Lange 31

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The Lange 31 is a unique and very interesting watch, but have not really enjoyed popularity. Why? I have covered this watch during the launch event in Dresden in 2007. See Lange 31 - more complicated than meets the eye. As is apparent in the article above, I am rather impressed with the technical prowress of this watch. So it is with great interest that I follow the commercial progress of the

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The Sinn U1, made in tagimented submarine steel has gained some interest amongst the collecting cogniscenti in recent years. The small German manufacture, from the Frankfurt area, now owns and manufactures its own cases in their SUG factory in Glashutte. And made of super harderned tagimented steel, makes a very nice, rugged watch for sporty intents. I do wear my U1, The Hour Glass Tempus

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Special 1815 Langes do not come by frequently. And one wihch is made with a special complication for to celebrate a retailer's Anniversary is even more special. The Kalenderwoche, or calender week is one example. The use of week of the year, is a rather German business tool...many German business people would look up their calendar in search for a free spot would propose..."how about week 26?"..

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I came across this interesting case and dial design in a Jaeger LeCoultre recently in the collection of a friend's magnificent Memovox collection. The unusual elongated cushion shaped case is rather unique, especially with the oval dial and crystal. Very interesting. And the unusual blue hue of the dial is mesmerising. The condition of the dial and hands is certainly in line with the age...

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I took the opportunity to photograph the extremely photogenic Lange 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar again when I was in Glashutte recently for the pre-SIHH 2014 launch event of the Grand Lange 1 Moonphase. I have covered this watch before, in my SIHH 2013 report and the specifications of this beautiful piece can be found in the official website. Beautiful dial layout, clear, and quite

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Zenith is one of the super interesting of watchmaking houses. Why do I say that? Well, for one, they were the first to develop an inhouse column wheel chronograph with an integrated automatic winding movement. This is the El Primero movement. Not only does it lay claim to that first, it is also the first to feature a 36,000 bph movement, allowing it to measure accurately down to 1/10th of a

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Continuing on the GPHG winners...today's feature is the Tudor Heritage Black Bay. As usual, technical information can be found at the official website here. Looking almost like a NIB vintage, the Tudor is a true diver's watch, created for diving, and totally fitting the role. The watch first appeared in 1954, and the new issue recreates teh domed dial, with the unusual burgundy bezel and

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One usually rembembers good friends who have had a powerful impact on one's life on occassion of his birthday or passing day. But for a totally random day, I remember the late, great Günter Blümlein Passing well before his time in 1 October 2000, born 21 March 1943 in Nuremberg, Blümlein had an immense and very powerful impact on the watchmaking industry, and to the his customers (like me) and

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Lange novelties are always interesting...and last week, I attended the launch event of the latest Lange novelty to hit the press, pre-SIHH. To be sure, there will be more interesting, perhaps more complicated timepieces which will be in store in SIHH. But on December 5 in Glashutte, in the yet uncompleted new factory building at Altenberger Strasse, very nicely done up, wrapped, and heated to

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I have known Richard Habring for a long time. Since the early days of A. Lange & Sohne where he had been asked to set up the aftersales service department, just after his rather fruitful stint in IWC Schaffhausen. He left Glashutte not long after the untimely demise of the late great Gunter Blumlein, and returned to his homeland in Austra to set up his own watch brand with his wife Maria.

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Ressence is one of the new brands who seem to have sprouted out of nowhere with innovation burtsting from their ears. Their concept of a watch with wandering dials suspended in a fluid that refracts light like the air, so the orbiting indications appear to be on the crystal. As usual, technical information, and the video of how this amazing time piece works can be found at the official website

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Girard Perregaux: a grand dame of watchmaking. Making beautiful and magnificent watches. GP is famous for their Tourbillon on Three Golden Bridges. But recently, GP shook the horological world at its roots. After centuries of the Swiss Anchor escapement, they came up a new escapement. Constant force escapement. Beautiful, magnificent. The watch is rather large, measuring some 48mm in diameter,

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Antoine Martin is a brand established by the very innovative Martin Braun after he left his namesake at Franck Muller. I have know Martin for a long time, since his early days working with his father under the family firm of CCM Braun. He went on from CCM Braun to establish his own brand, Martin Braun, which became famous for the EOT and Sunrise/Sunset watches. Subsequently, he sold the company

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An afternoon spent with good friends is always a good afternoon. One fine Saturday afternoon, a group of friends dropped in at a local hotel and met up with a group of Peter Speake-Marin Spirits. I have featured the Spirit II, property of a good friend, a while ago in these pages. Here, a more detailed study of the Spirit II with its friends... The Spirit II by Peter Speake-Marin,

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Tissot, a Swatch Group company, has a long and illustrious history, which many watch afficianados forget or do not know. On occassion of the opening of the new Tissot Boutique in Suntec City, Tissot brought in a mini exhibition with many iconic and interesting pieces from their museum. A very interesting art deco piece, museum piece on the right in the 1920s, so now we know where Franck Mueller

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Quickshots Friday returns with another amazing vintage watch from my friend Dr. Stefan Ma. Magnificent, beautiful vintage IWC, when they did things the right way. Just the beautiful script "International Watch Co." is just beautiful. Soft iron core protects the movement from magnetism. The pure, original idea of a watch for an engineer who may have to work around magnets. Brilliant. Simple,

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Watch and car collaborations are not usually very successful. But one interesting collaboration is the JLC Amvox series. The collaboration between Jaeger LeCoultre and Aston Marton is one testament to a great watch, the Amvox 1 which I recently photographed over lunch. Thanks to Dr. Stefan Ma for your watch to photograph. Two versions are available. One in stainless steel, and this one in

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The Kari Voultilainen Vingt-8 is begining to be a classic watch from an independent watchmaker. Today I show a piece unique with an astronomical dial. Earlier coverage of this incredible watch, with closeups of the movement pictures is here. The dial is interesting. A closer look at the quite incredible looking dial. Though, for me, it is a bit busier than the clean dial I prefer on the

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The Opus project by Harry Winston features many watches with important horological features. I feature one of my favourite Opus projets, the Opus V, by Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk. Quite a superb piece. Photographed here during the Antiquorum preview in Singapore. The caseback

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More from my articles published in the Parmigiani blog. In this article, I examine the interesting, innovative and exceptional high complications atelier. Click here for my article on the Complications Atelier in the Parmigiani blog

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Quick shot Friday focusses on the ultra high end Ulysse Nardin Gengis Khan Jacquetmart Minute Repeater Tourbillon with diamonds. I had the opportunity to see this piece at L'Atelier by The Hour Glass recently. A cool S$1.17 million on the wrist. Nicely finished...the Jacquetmart automata moves in sync with each strike. The watch strikes the Westminister chime. Strikes are quite nice, in

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